And those that thought they knew her
Remember the smile on her face
Her laughter in the air
They could never replace
The accidental counselor
Everyone talked to
Words of encouragement
Saying you’ll get through
They loved her kind heart
Her listening ear
They held on tight
With every tear.
Like a dry sponge
She absorbed their emotions
Knowing full well
They hadn’t the notion
That at the end of the day
Their torment was felt
Like it was her own
And on the ground she knelt
Pounding the floor
While screaming inside
Trying to release what
Was attempting to hide
Other people’s demons
Danced with her own
She must push them out
Before they make her their home.
So now she lays shattered
Exhaustion wins
This is what happens
When you let people in.
They take all of your good
Leaving behind their ghosts
Turning you into someone
That nobody knows
Because in the morning
With a new dawn
The heavy mask that is waiting
She’ll put back on.
Her shoulders squared
She would find a way
To be whomever
They needed today.
As the crowd sits in silence
The memories they’ll recall
From above she’ll be weeping
They didn’t know her at all.
It was a never ending battle
Inside of her head
With words fired on paper
And bleeding bright red.
Her good and her bad
Constantly at war
Until finally one
Couldn’t fight anymore.
Into the waves of the ocean
She let herself succumb
The tide pulling her down
She was now only one.
RaenellDawn 02/04/2018
